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Global View - Thanksgiving Dinner (C 0324 )

A: So what are you doing for Thanksgiving?

B: Not much really. It’s more of an American tradi¬
tion, so back home we don’t really celebrate it. In
fact, I am not even sure of what exactly is being
celebrated!

A: Well you know, it’s a time to get together with all
your family and be thankful for everything!

B: Yeah but, how did this holiday come to be?

A: Well, the first settlers of Massachusetts arrived
there because of religious persecution from Eng¬
land and King James. Once inthe New World,
they befriended an native named Squanto, who
taught them how to harvest food from the area
such as corn.

B: Interesting! I am amazed how big and delicious
thanksgiving dinners are!

A: Come to my house for Thanksgiving! We are hav¬
ing turkey, pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes with
gravy, and lots of stuffing!

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B: Count me in!

Key Vocabulary

Thanksgiving

N

a holiday

tradition

N

special way of doing
things that is accepted
by a

celebrate

V

hold a feast in memorial

of

religious

A

exhibiting religion,

faithful, devout

persecution

N

to exterminate, drive
away, or subjugate a
people because of their
religion, race, or beliefs

befriend

V

to make friends or be¬
come friendly with

native

A

of indigenous origin

harvest

N

the gathering of crops

gravy

N

sauce for meat, pota¬
toes

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turkey n

a large American bird
similar to the chicken

Supplementary Vocabulary

Cranberry

N

a firm, sour, edible, red
berry

Pilgrim

N

the English settlers
of New England, who

celebrated the ” First
Thanksgiving” with

the Natives

Cider

N

a fermented beverage
made from apple juice

Cornucopia

N

a hollow, horn-shaped
wicker basket filled

with various kinds

of festive fruit and

vegetables

Yam

N

specifically its orange-
fleshed cultivars, of¬
ten marketed as ’yams 7
in North America and

as ’kumara’ in New

Zealand

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